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1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Team | Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets |
| Record | 40–32–8 |
| HomeRecord | 25–12–3 |
| RoadRecord | 15–20–5 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 279 |
| GoalsAgainst | 271 |
| GeneralManager | John Ferguson |
| Coach | Dan Maloney |
| Captain | Dale Hawerchuk |
| Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (47) |
| AssistsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (53) |
| PointsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (100) |
| PIMLeader | Jim Kyte (162) |
| WinsLeader | Pokey Reddick (21) |
| GAALeader | Daniel Berthiaume (3.18) |
| prev_season | [1985–86](1985-86-winnipeg-jets-season) |
| next_season | [1987–88](1987-88-winnipeg-jets-season) |
The 1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season was the 15th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their eighth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed third in the Smythe Division to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets defeated the Calgary Flames in the first round but lost the Division Final to the Edmonton Oilers. This was the last playoff series win for the original Jets before they moved to Phoenix, Arizona.
Offseason
After a poor 1985–86 season, in which the Jets fired head coach Barry Long and replaced him on an interim basis with general manager John Ferguson, the team hired Dan Maloney to become the new head coach on June 20, 1986. Maloney had previously been the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1984 to 1986, posting a 45–100–15 record with the Leafs during that span.
On June 21, 1986, the Jets selected forward Pat Elynuik with their first round, eighth overall draft pick at the 1986 NHL entry draft. Elynuik spent the 1985–86 season with the Prince Albert Raiders, scoring 53 goals and 106 points in 68 games. In the second round, Winnipeg selected defenseman Teppo Numminen from Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga.
On August 15, 1986, the Jets made a trade with the Montreal Canadiens, acquiring goaltender Steve Penney and Jan Ingman for goaltender Brian Hayward. Penney had a 6–8–2 record with a 4.36 GAA with Montreal during the 1985–86 season as the back-up to Patrick Roy.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1986||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1986||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||October 16, 1986||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 18, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 19, 1986||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 24, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 26, 1986||4–8 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1986||6–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||4–4–1
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Playoffs
The Jets won the Division semi-finals (4–2) versus Calgary Flames to advance to the Division Finals, which they lost 4–0 to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 72 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 75 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 69 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 20 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 75 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| LW | 79 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 78 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 79 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 106 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 78 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| D | 71 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 93 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 80 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 152 | -17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 105 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 72 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 24 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 106 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 57 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2762 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 149 | 3.24 | 0 | 1256 | 1107 | .881 | |
| 1758 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 3.17 | 1 | 810 | 717 | .885 | |
| 327 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.59 | 0 | 134 | 109 | .813 | |
| **Team:** | 4847 | 80 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 267 | 3.31 | 1 | 2200 | 1933 | .879 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2.87 | 0 | 210 | 189 | .900 | |
| 166 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.61 | 0 | 74 | 64 | .865 | |
| **Team:** | 605 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 3.07 | 0 | 284 | 253 | .891 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 8, 1987 | To New York RangersBrian Mullen |
|---|---|
| 10th round pick in [1987](1987-nhl-entry-draft) – Brett Barnett | To Winnipeg Jets5th round pick in [1988](1988-nhl-entry-draft) – Ben Lebeau |
| 3rd round pick in [1989](1989-nhl-entry-draft) – Denny Felsner |
Draft picks
The Jets selected the following players at the 1986 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto on June 15, 1985.
NHL entry draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Pat Elynuik (RW) | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 2 | 29 | Teppo Numminen (D) | Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga) | |
| 3 | 50 | Esa Palosaari (G) | Oulun Kärpät (FinD1) | |
| 4 | 71 | Hannu Jarvenpaa (RW) | Oulun Kärpät (FinD1) | |
| 5 | 92 | Craig Endean (LW) | Canada | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
| 6 | 113 | Rob Bateman (D) | Canada | St. Laurent High School (Que.) |
| 8 | 155 | Frank Furlan (G) | Canada | Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) |
| 9 | 176 | Mark Green (LW) | United States | New Hampton Prep (NH) |
| 10 | 97 | John Blue (G) | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 11 | 218 | Matt Cote (D) | United States | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) |
| 12 | 239 | Arto Blomsten (D) | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (SEL) |
| [S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 11 | Chris Levasseur | United States | University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) |
References
References
- "1986-87 Winnipeg Jets Schedule".
- "1986-87 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "1985 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com.
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